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not_o with_o thy_o wrath_n but_o if_o this_o can_v not_o satisfy_v their_o mind_n nor_o persuade_v they_o suffitientlye_o that_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o all_o the_o way_n of_o man_n both_o of_o his_o think_v will_n and_o deed_n let_v theym_n answer_v i_o by_o their_o own_o experience_n incline_v let_v every_o man_n ask_v himself_o this_o question_n in_o that_o vicious_a affection_n whereto_o he_o be_v most_o incline_v whither_o their_o own_o way_n be_v in_o their_o own_o power_n yea_o or_o nay_o to_o do_v or_o to_o forsake_v all_o that_o shall_v please_v they_o to_o will_n or_o nyl_n that_o they_o lu_v if_o he_o be_v a_o advonterouse_a person_n a_o hunter_n of_o whore_n a_o covetuouse_a man_n a_o man_n full_a of_o envy_n and_o such_o like_a can_v he_o himself_o as_o he_o will_v of_o his_o own_o strength_n root_n out_o and_o put_v away_o clean_a all_o these_o lewd_a affection_n forth_o of_o his_o herte_n that_o nothing_o thereof_o shall_v remain_v behind_o if_o he_o find_v that_o he_o 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captive_a and_o bond_n as_o esai_n lxiii_o thou_o lord_n our_o father_n our_o redeemer_n thy_o name_n be_v and_o always_o have_v be_v wherefore_o have_v thou_o make_v we_o to_o err_v and_o to_o decline_v from_o thy_o way_n wherefore_o have_v thou_o harden_v our_o herte_n that_o we_o shall_v not_o fear_v the_o the_o which_o place_n paul_n do_v allege_v for_o that_o same_o purpose_n in_o the_o ix_o chapter_n to_o the_o roman_n â§_o the_o vii_o proof_n and_o authority_n harden_a pharaoh_n harden_a this_o verity_n be_v confirm_v in_o pharaoh_n who_o herte_n the_o lord_n do_v harden_v as_o exodi_fw-la ix_o chapter_n and_o to_o the_o roman_n ix_o chap._n â§_o the_o viii_o
or_o of_o the_o spirit_n of_o the_o flesh_n be_v not_o subject_a to_o the_o law_n of_o god_n which_o be_v always_o repugnaunte_a thereto_o as_o to_o the_o ro._n the_o viii_o chap_n the_o spirit_n do_v bind_v he_o in_o his_o wing_n as_o it_o do_v the_o israelite_n draw_v he_o by_o his_o power_n to_o all_o kind_n of_o evil_a headling_n be_v not_o his_o will_n then_o bind_v and_o constrain_v of_o necessity_n to_o this_o or_o to_o that_o the_o which_o induration_n be_v to_o he_o as_o a_o bridle_n in_o his_o mouth_n draw_v and_o pluck_v he_o from_o god_n and_o pryck_v and_o stir_v he_o against_o the_o will_n of_o the_o lord_n and_o yet_o just_o he_o perish_v although_o it_o be_v not_o in_o his_o power_n to_o do_v well_o or_o godly_a if_o thou_o will_v now_o go_v about_o to_o reason_n and_o argue_v after_o the_o spirit_n of_o fornication_n and_o of_o the_o flesh_n thou_o shall_v straight_o way_n fall_v into_o fornication_n against_o god_n be_v content_a therefore_o and_o reason_n no_o 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to_o here_o which_o do_v crake_v and_o boast_v that_o she_o be_v free_a and_o at_o her_o liberty_n but_o what_o man_n can_v wythstande_v the_o eternal_a decres_fw-la of_o the_o lord_n the_o compulsion_n be_v not_o of_o god_n but_o of_o induration_n the_o which_o be_v the_o work_n of_o god_n most_o ryghtwyse_a and_o also_o most_o terrible_a and_o to_o be_v fear_v in_o this_o matter_n all_o sophistical_a and_o dialecticall_a reasonning_a profetethe_v nothing_o at_o all_o but_o rather_o doethe_v much_o hurt_n conclude_v that_o god_n workethe_v sin_n and_o wickedness_n that_o god_n compel_v a_o man_n to_o work_v that_o which_o be_v evel_a the_o lord_n keep_v such_o word_n from_o our_o mouth_n but_o rather_o let_v we_o say_v that_o herein_o do_v lie_n hide_v the_o secret_n of_o god_n which_o no_o man_n be_v able_a to_o take_v contrary_a wise_n if_o man_n study_n god_n to_o think_v well_o be_v of_o god_n intent_n or_o endeavour_n or_o purpose_n be_v godly_a it_o commethe_v from_o the_o 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